Saw-swage



D. MYERS.

SAW SWAGE APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1917.

1,370,547. Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

UNITED DAVID MYERS, OF NEOPIT, WISCONSIN.

SAW-SWAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

Application filed June 20, 1917. Serial No. 175,881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID links, a citi Zenof the United States, residing at Neopit, in the county of Shawano andState of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSaw-Swages; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to hich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in a saw swage, and has for oneof its objects the provision of a device of this character, whereby theraker teeth oi a saw may be readily s t or spread by hitting the devicewith a hammer or other suitable tool.

Another object of this invention is to provide a member having aV-shaped shoulder adapted to e received between the raker teeth. wherebyupon hitting the member upon the end thereof, the raker'teeth will heproperly set or spread.

A. further object of this invention 1s the prey sion of a flat extensionon the member having a slot therein for receiving the cutting teeth orthe saw, so that the cutting teeth may be readily set by turning ortwisting the member.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a saw swageof the above stated character, which shall be simple, du rable andefficient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively lowcost.

lVith these and other objects in view as will hecome more apparent asthe description oroeeeds, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference will be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a saw swage constructed in accordance with myinvention,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same, illustrating it applied to asaw,

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates an elongatedmember which constitutes a handle, having formed upon one end thereof aflat extension 2 with an enlarged head 3 having a key-hole slot 1 forreceiving the cutting teeth of a saw, whereby upon twisting or turningthe handle 1, the cutting teeth of the saw may be readily set.

The extension 2, being formed upon the member or handle 1, provides ashoulder of V-shaped formation, as illustrated at 5; and is adapted tobe received between the raker teeth 6 of the saw, as illustrated in Fig.2. By hitting upon the end of the member or handle 1 the shoulder 5spreads or stretches the raker teeth to the proper degree, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

The end A of the member or handle 1 is provided with a beveled face 7for forming an anvil, whereby the cutting teeth of a saw may be placed.thereon and struck with a hammer or other suitable tool for setting saidteeth. The end A is of suflicient thickness to provide a driving headfor the device I when being used as a swage.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

A saw swage comprising a handle reduced in thickness at one end toprovide a swaging shoulder having inclined sides and to provide a longsupporting element eXtendwholly beyond said shoulder, said supportingelement being of greater length and width than the raker tooth of a sawand having a fiat fa ce adapted to lie in full abutting engagement withthe tooth being swaged and with the blade of the saw immediatelyadjacent the inner end of the tooth to prevent the tooth from bucklingduring the swaging operation and to prevent the tilting of: the swageduring such operation.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID MYERS. lVitnesses:

E. G. OASSAFORD. N. N. GAMBLE.

